AIRCRAFT MECHANIC
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PA 171st Air Refueling Wing
Pittsburgh, PA (In Person)
$71,427 Salary, Full-Time
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Job Description
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC
Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units The supervisor for this position is CMSgt Gallagher. SummaryTHIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for aAIRCRAFT
MECHANIC, Position Description Number D1366000 and is part of the PA 171st Air Refueling Wing, Nional Guard. 1 or more Position(s) may be hired against this Announcement. Learn more about this agency SummaryTHIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for aAIRCRAFT
MECHANIC, Position Description Number D1366000 and is part of the PA 171st Air Refueling Wing, Nional Guard. 1 or more Position(s) may be hired against this Announcement. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 06/10/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 10, 2026 Locion Pittsburgh, PA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—Recruitment and/or Relocion Incentive May Be Authorized Salary $31.69 - $36.99 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 8852 Aircraft Mechanic Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement numberPA-12892685-AF-26-053
Control number 869187700 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees - Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees - Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency Individuals who are currently serving in another branch of service who are willing to become members of the PANG. Duties Help As anAIRCRAFT
MECHANIC, WG-8852-10, you will perform inspections, functional checks, and preventive maintenance on aircraft to include periodic, phase, hourly, preflight, postflight, calendar, thru-flight, and special inspections such as fuel contaminion, emergency equipment, and oil sampling. Troubleshoot and perform unscheduled maintenance on assigned and transient aircraft, utilizing various gauges, meters, measuring devices and other reled test equipment. May be required to perform user and organizional level maintenance on assigned support equipment, including inspection, repair, modificion, and corrosion prevention. Provide da for aircraft maintenance historical records, complete maintenance da collection, man-hour accounting, and other forms as required. Instruct, direct, and assign maintenance repair tasks to drill stus guard members. Observes work and ensures compliance with standard procedures and applicable technical publicions. Comply with safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulions. Ensures th merial and equipment are properly stored, protected, maintained and secured. Prepare for and participe in various types of readiness evaluions such as MEI, ORI, IG and UE inspections, mobility and command support exercises. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employmentNATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.
If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the employing ste's Nional Guard, required prior to the effective de of placement. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership and employment in the Nional Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a trial period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. QualificionsAPPOINTMENT STATUS
EXCEPTED This is a Dual Stus Excepted Service Technician position in the Pennsylvania Air Nional Guard.AREA OF CONSIDERATION
Bargaining Position AOC 1: NG Employees the 171st Air Refueling Wing AOC 2: NG employees in the 171st Air Refueling Wing (This includes 258thATCS, 146
Weher Flight, 146 ARS, and 147 ARS) AOC 3: NG Employees of the Pennsylvania Nional Guard AOC 4: All service members of the Pennsylvania Nional Guard (This includes Traditional Airmen, Temporary Technicians and AGR Personnel) AOC 5: Individuals who are currently serving in another branch of service who are willing to become members of thePANG Military Grades :
ENLISTED E4 - E6
Supervisor for this position is CMSgt Gallagher Manpower #L1043342
•NOTE:
Accessioning into this position is contingent upon verificion of Secret Security Clearance -Individual(s) nomined must successfully complete a baseline initial employment physical examinion in accordance with 5 CFR, Part 339 and Technician Personnel RegulionTPR 335. GENERAL EXPERIENCE
: Experience or training th has provided the candide with the skill to remove and replace aircraft parts, accessories, and components, and to make adjustments and settings according to established specificions. Must be skilled in the use of hand tools and test equipment.SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
Experience or training installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting and functionally testing the various major and minor mechanical and pneudraulic systems on an aircraft during overhaul or modificion. Experience coordining the work of other mechanics, and scheduling maintenance to ensure completion of critical actions and optimum workflow. Must have the ability to instruct lower graded mechanics, military and other personnel in the disassembly and re-assembly of crash damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls sufficient for the exhibit to be returned to its shipping container.QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE
Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candides' experience should be evalued on the basis of duties performed rher than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicant's record of experience, training, and educion must show possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position to be filled.SPECIAL NOTE
Per the Merit Promotion and Placement Plan (MPP) if there are more than 15 qualified applicants for each position, by cegory, a KSA board convened in accordance with Chapter 4 of theMPP. PCS STATEMENT
PERMANENTCHANGE OF STATION COSTS WILL NOT BE PAID FOR THIS POSITION
The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is a diverse team of professionals who strengthen our commonwealth by serving our veterans and partners while preparing military personnel to safeguard our way of life. We do not discrimine in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), nional origin, political affiliion, sexual oriention, marital stus, disability, genetic informion, age, membership in an employee organizion, retaliion, parental stus, military service, or other non-merit factors. Applicants th are currently in an AGR stus who wish to request to move their AGR resource to this position upon selection, must submit a "Request for AGR Resource Realignment" memo with their applicion. A temple for the memo can be found : https://armyeitaas.sharepoint-mil.us/:
w:/r/sites/NGPA-HRO/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B2CACE53F-3CEC-4838-973F-461645D1B3A1%7D&file=Temple%20-%20Request%20for%20AGR%20Resource%20Realignment.docx∾tion=default&mobileredirect=true Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( Register |Selective Service System :
Selective Service System (sss.gov) ).REPROMOTION CONSIDERATION
(Applies to technician applicants only.) Technicians who have been demoted from this or a higher grade previously held in the same occupional series without personal cause and who are not in a grade retention stus given considerion for re-promotion. Technicians who believe they are entitled to such considerion should forward a description of the circumstances with their applicion. Technicians eligible for re-promotion considered prior to using competitive promotion procedures, except when another technician has a stutory or regulory right to be placed in or considered for the position. In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United Stes Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participion in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the employment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5 United Stes Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as approprie. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives .) Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.Your resume showing:
Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. 2. Other supporting documents : AGR Resource Request - All AGR applicants requesting to move their AGR Resource must submit These documents must be completely filled out, signed where applicable and submitted in order for your applicion to be considered complete. If you do not completely fill out, sign and submit all of the above referenced documents your applicionWILL NOT
be forwarded to the nomining official. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, your applicion can and disqualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your qualificions. If your resume does not provide enough informion regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualificion determinion, your applicion package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12892685 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion HRO Staffing Pennsylvania Phone 717-861-8523 ng.pa.paarng.list.j1-hro-st@army.mil Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.Your resume showing:
Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. 2. Other supporting documents : AGR Resource Request - All AGR applicants requesting to move their AGR Resource must submit These documents must be completely filled out, signed where applicable and submitted in order for your applicion to be considered complete. If you do not completely fill out, sign and submit all of the above referenced documents your applicionWILL NOT
be forwarded to the nomining official. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, your applicion can and disqualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your qualificions. If your resume does not provide enough informion regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualificion determinion, your applicion package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12892685 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion HRO Staffing Pennsylvania Phone 717-861-8523 ng.pa.paarng.list.j1-hro-st@army.mil Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 06/10/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 10, 2026 Locion Pittsburgh, PA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—Recruitment and/or Relocion Incentive May Be Authorized Salary $31.69 - $36.99 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement numberPA-12892685-AF-26-053
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